Friday, October 21, 2016

Cthulhu Fhtagn! Lobe Edition.

Artist Jonah Lobe designed this beguiling Cthulhu idol. It's a great interpretation of Lovecraft's original description, but I'm a little disappointed with the quality of the casting. If you look at the detail shots you'll see quite a bit of ridging left over from the original 3D print.

5 comments:

I have to agree about the printing lines, especially at the price they're selling at. For the sake of a few hours with some fine grade wet and dry paper, needle files or some XTC-3D, what could have been a nice statue is let down. Also the comment about air bubbles is not a good sign as well. Those can be limited and even filled with the right mixtures of resin and powder.

Yeah the Idol looks nice, but I would have preferred a better finish job on the 3D print for that cost. It does say on the site that there could be lines because it was a 3d print. Granted, it's a smaller piece so I can totally understand the difficulty with it, but it would be considerably improved with a higher resolution print and a bit of finishing before casting the final piece.

Yeah the Idol looks nice, but I would have preferred a better finish job on the 3D print for that cost. It does say on the site that there could be lines because it was a 3d print. Granted, it's a smaller piece so I can totally understand the difficulty with it, but it would be considerably improved with a higher resolution print and a bit of finishing before casting the final piece.

Our Sponsors

About Me

What's All This?

Propnomicon focuses on horror and fantasy props of interest to fans of H. P. Lovecraft and players of the "Call of Cthulhu" role playing game. That includes items directly inspired by Lovecraft's writing, DIY information for creating your own works, printable paper props, and source materials related to the 1920's and 30's, the "classic era" of the Cthulhu Mythos. Beyond that, the proprietor of the blog also enjoys pulp action stories, classic supernatural horror, mad science, and the occasional foray into more modern interpretations of the Mythos.

Propnomicon is an Amazon affiliate site. That means any purchases you make from an Amazon link published here result in a small commission. It doesn't cost you anything, and helps defray the cost of the goofy stuff I buy on Amazon.